Nov 7 (Reuters) - Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc IAG.TO :
* IA FINANCIAL GROUP REPORTS A THIRD CONSECUTIVE QUARTER OF STRONG RESULTS IN 2018
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE C$1.50
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$1.42 -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* Q3 CORE EARNINGS PER SHARE C$1.46
* QUARTERLY SALES C$241.4 MILLION VERSUS C$275.9 MILLION
* EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE: TARGET RANGE OF $5.20 TO $5.60 FOR 2018
* FY2018 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$5.52 -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S